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" It's the music that brings us together. "
John Oates
Music
Us
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" Once you've made a record, you don't need to make it again. It's done, and it's out there forever, a moment in time that encapsulates whatever was happening in that moment. "
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" When I graduated from college in the spring of 1970, I decided to hitchhike around Europe with my guitar and my backpack. I was gone for about four months. "
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" I have such a wide variety of tastes in things that I like musically. "
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" When my song came on the radio for the first time, that was one of the heaviest things I remember. "
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" If it wasn't for music, I doubt whether we'd be friends. "
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" Swimming upstream in the music business is a hard thing to do. "
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" The thing is, we've changed our style but we've never changed the actual roots of what we've done. "
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" In our relationship, we don't have that situation. I don't require what he needs, and he doesn't require what I need. I know what I do; I have an amazing life that nobody knows about. "
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" The decline of the major labels has changed the audience. They aren't force-fed by a system any more. They can make their own decisions. "
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" My songwriting has evolved, just as I've evolved as a person. "
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" Well, because we're so different as people. And it's that difference that probably also makes it easy to stay together, because we don't get in each others way. "
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" I like playing on stage, don't get me wrong. "
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" You've got to pay me to leave my house, spend the night in hotels and fly in airplanes. That's what I get paid for. Playing I actually do for free. "
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Night
" I couldn't begin to name names... in general I have found racers to be some of the most competitive people on the planet... and some of the nicest as well. "
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Competitive
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" In the days when regional music was very clearly defined and had a clear personality - Memphis, Detroit, Chicago, whatever - Philadelphia had a tradition that was very distinct and unique. "
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" There's always a personal satisfaction in writing a song by yourself. You get the inspiration, and see it through, and you're done. It's focused and very personal. "
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" When the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame decided to open up the voting beyond their inner circle, to the actual fans, that's when I think everything changed. "
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Fame
Rock
Rock And Roll
" Young people go to concerts. "
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Young
Go
Young People
" Dick Clark's 'American Bandstand' spread the gospel of American pop music and teenage style that transcended the regional boundaries of our country and united a youth culture that eventually spread its message throughout the entire world. "
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Culture
Youth
World
" Personally, I've never really wanted to be a rock star. That wasn't my motivation in life. It kind of happened. "
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" I think social media is so important; the young bands have certainly embraced that and used that to their advantage. "
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" Well, before we met I had heard and seen him sing so I knew he was good. "
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